Art: Recorded Time

The theorem that "the camera cannot
lie" is one banality which no self-respect-ing photographer ever
repeats. Unless a camera is skilfully used it can produce mechanical
lies on the negative, and in many kinds of light or shadow even
expert photographers do not yet know how to reproduce what they see.
Under the best technical circumstances, moreover, a photograph tells
precisely that fraction of truth allowed by the camera's brief
interval of exposure and limited field of vision. This fraction may be
very slight or very great, depending on the photographer's luck,...